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Andrew Bryniarski

Andrew Bryniarski

Actor, also producer · Born February 13, 1969 (57) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Andrew Bryniarski (born February 13, 1969) is an American actor and a former bodybuilder of Russian descent, who is best known for portraying Leatherface in the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and its prequel as well as Zangief in the live action Street Fighter movie. He stands at 6-feet-6-inches-tall and weighs approximately 300 lbs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Bryniarski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 13, 1969 (57)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Andrew Bryniarski's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
37%
Bonds
19%
Morality
17%
Self
15%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
6
Hopeful
4
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Andrew Bryniarski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andrew Bryniarski's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ice Nine Kills Presents: Welcome to Horrorwood(2024)

    as Chainsaw Wielding Silence

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • American Dresser(2018)

    as Earl

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sky(2015)

    as Jesse

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Some Kind of Hate(2015)

    as Lincoln's Father

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Mother's Day(2010)

    as Quincy, Sanitation Worker #2

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Chasing 3000(2010)

    as Gang Member

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dracula's Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Count Dracula

  • Stiletto(2008)

    as Nazi Biker 'Killer'

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Big Ed

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning(2006)

    as Thomas Hewitt / Leatherface

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • 7 Mummies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Blade

  • The Curse of El Charro(2005)

    Producer · as El Charro

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(2003)

    as Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out(2003)

    as Larry Eugene Phillips Jr.

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Black Mask 2: City of Masks(2002)

    as Iguana

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Beast

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Firefly(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Crow

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo(2002)

    as Cavern Henchman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Lobo

  • Rollerball(2002)

    as Halloran

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Pearl Harbor(2001)

    as Boxer Joe

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Any Given Sunday(1999)

    as Patrick 'Madman' Kelly

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Vinson

  • Cyborg 3: The Recycler(1994)

    as Jocko

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Higher Learning(1995)

    as Knocko

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Street Fighter(1994)

    as Zangief

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Program(1993)

    as Steve Lattimer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as X

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Batman Returns(1992)

    as Chip

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Necessary Roughness(1991)

    as Wyatt Beaudry

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hudson Hawk(1991)

    as Butterfinger

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Dragonfight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Bar Fight Spectator

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Beef Barstow

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Baron D

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 34 of them dated from 1986 to 2024; peak year 1991.

Biggest box office

Batman Returns (1992)

$267M worldwide

Highest rated

Batman Returns (1992)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Street Fighter (1994)

Film career

19862024

Peak 1991 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
919606

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Andrew Bryniarski's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 23; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Ice Nine Kills Presents: Welcome to Horrorwood (2024)

97th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Batman Returns (1992)

Midcredits 83rd · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Andrew Bryniarski's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles27–44 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 83 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Andrew Bryniarski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andrew Bryniarski's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; R. Lee Ermey shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles